Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in New Zealand, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in New Zealand is 91, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in New Zealand peaked at 91 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2012.
New Zealand ranks 116th of 266 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33 | — |
| 2013 | 41 | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 61 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 75 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 91 | +2.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 48, 1.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 91 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +29.3% | 41 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58 | 33 | 78 | 8 |
| 2020s | 85 | 80 | 91 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in New Zealand?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in New Zealand was 91 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 91 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2012.
- How does New Zealand rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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